The Republican journal., 1887-11-17
Waldo County Industries and Enterprises.
From the Industrial Journal

> >''"' 49,
A. ii. Mayo, Monroe, keeps y wei! stocked
variety store. including flour, corn. meal and
line feed. Mr.. Mayo does business of about
$l3, 900 annually.
a. ii. Clement Scnrsmont, manufactures
heavy team wagons, and irons and rppajrs Iiu!,t
carriages and vehicles of all kinds. Ills wora:
Is ilrst-class and his prices are modegatc.
Hatch Bros. at the "IIead of the Tide" Bel
fast, are arranging to Manufacture Il large
amount of lime casks and hoops the coming
winter. They have on hand some 2000 Or more
fsll-barrels.
II. NJ. Simmons, blacksmith at scar,mont is
| noted hor>c-shoer in that region. His work
Is liked so well that parties come from dis |
tance of eight or ten miles to have their horses
shod by him.
The Brooks gristml, Geo. l.. Hall miller
and manager, is doing very good business
This mill is always wel stocked with -four
| corn, oats, meal, mddings, etc. Mr.. Hall also !
| keeps all kinds of coal for sale.
Hiram Pattec of Brooks has recently opened
pants factory i'll that town and is nianufactur- |
ing for Boston parties. This is the second pants
factory in Brooks. Mr. Patlec will build Il
new and more convenient shop IN The spring.
! j. r. Irving, Brooks has Il wide reputation |
is skillul horse-shoer and is also tirst-clss
ironer and jobber. Although having been in |
Brooks but Il year and Il half, Mr.. iny has Il |
f. l.. Palmer Monroe. carries Il good variety
| of general merchandise. lie has been in trade |
| III Monroe tWenty-one years, and enjoys the |
full confidence of his patrons and the commun-
| lty. Mr.. Palmer was postmaster in that vii |
| lagc for sixteen years.
). 5. Keith is Il skillfuI cabinet worker who |
| has been in business i'll Belfast about fifteen /
Years. lie manufactures casketS, bookcases,
| desks, warerobcs lounges. picture frames. etc |
| He Is also f. cNIrpnt SiXy.t:iar
| OF Bcifa>ts work in thai line.
Wayland Knowton, Belfast. Leyan the nan-
ufacturc of mems ana boys Kip boots and rus
| set slippers the middle of last August, and at !
!, present Is making about one ease Il dav. Tie |
| goods are cla>sed among the best manlifaci,r- |!
| cd, being all handmade and warranted.
{. $. Littlclicd, Elingwood Corner, Winter
port. does carriage manufacturing and repair
lu". is wei, AS tir>t-claS> hursc-shocin4. Mir. /
! I.ltti, lied has half-dozcn jumpers On hand |
| that he manufactured which he warrants Al |,
in every Respect and will sell at so each.
The Forest House, Monroe. Il. n. Col~on |
| rroprietor Is til>t-ratr country hosiery. An /
excellent table is always provided and Mir. /
tolSOn and wife are sure to make all feel con |
| tented and happy who stop at their cosy hotel. |
The house will hc enlarged and improved in |
| the spring.
Mrs NJ. +. Miller, Brooks. does quite Lt j. |
| ness in making boys pants and vests, employing |
on an average about ten hands inside anI from. |
one 10 two hundred outside. She manufactures .
some of the best goods sold Nv a. Shlinan Il c. |
Myers y Andrews and James Rothwel!. we'll /
i known Boston firms.
y. +. CHASE Brooks carries an extensive
stock of general merchandise and does a bust !
| ness OF very large proportions. ii. has been in |
| business at his present stand twelve years and |
hl> trade extends over circuit Of some fifteen |
miles. Mr. thase is also associated with III. |
.,, In. ami Il,,.I I,.i
Free! Mathews, carriage manufacturer at Bel |
| fast, IS having a good run OF business. NJ /
though tif>t-class carriage buil,ler. his work |
cons ls> laigel. i'll repairing. in which c ;,i,,.
| special satisfaction. But an order LIFT With !
him for a good substantial carriage will DC |
lIlled III Il manner and al price to satisfy arg ;
onv
=. Nj. Sanbcrn. pattern and cabinet maker, |
| Belfast, has been in business in that place |
twenty Years. He is Il thorough wolklnen |
The Journal reporter was examining some !
very artistic wall cabinets IN his shop the u,htr
day, that don't go begging for purchaser. /
Mr. Sanborn also does fine upholsip!in- ai:A !
| furniture repairing.
The Monroe gr>t-ml, {. A. McKenney pre- !,
prictor and Ira Dickcy miller. reports a coed |
sca.ou'> run. having hml water all The season. |
| This mill does all custom grinding. One dav !!
recently Mr.. Dickcy ground "a bushels, which |!
| Is considered GOOD days work at this time OF |
year. VIZ. Mchennei is to put in 1T once :; !
corn and feed mill, TO grind The corn and cob |
! together.
Will Il. White has opened new furniture
! shop ut Brooks, close by the railroad depot |
| He has put in Il good stock of furniture of |
various styles and grades. which be is ready to
sell at the lowest prices. He also intends to
| keep full line of coitins. c:l>ket> and under |
takers supplies His chanl,er--ct>. ea>Act- |
etc, are obtained in the rough direct from the !
manufacturers, and are finished in his shop.
The scarsnont gristn, s. b. IIazcltine K
son proprietoiS, is one of The best equipped of |
any country mill in Maine. Six years ago the
MesSrs. iiHzc!tine put in 4 new flour mill, sup |
plicd with purifier, also S,iittcr aid sepal-
ator combined. and double bolt. which alto
Sethcr gives them the best of facilities for |
| wheat grinding. No finer flour is ground any |
where in New England than 1t this mill.
Tie Ocean House. Belfast Robert Water |
man proprictor although not 80 prctcGto,~ as
some others i'll that city. i, Il comfortable place |
| to tarry and the charges are very moderate |
The house is a headquarters for the country
| people who come to Belfast in large Numbers |
| With their produce and to ,io shopping. 1t is |
also headquarters for the Camden Il Rockand, |
| Searsport, Stockton and Freedom stage lines |
| and Is connected with Watts feed stables.
Cooper Bros, West Scar>nont manufacture |
| about one hundred light carriages each season. |
Their carriages are considered among the best |
| for the money that are made in the state. |
They are all fully warranted and give universal
satisfaction. The MessrS. Cooper have been |
III business in that town the past twenty years, |
and enjoy the full confidence of all with whom |
they have dealings. Some of their carriages |
ordered have been shipped to Chicago, Mime
apolis and California.
| v. A. simmons. Searsmont, carries Il LARGE |
and complete stock of general merchandise,
making boots and shoes IL speciality. and sells
| at very low prices. lie also keeps all kinds of |
| and feed for horses NJ, SinmnnS nnI;
| his present store Il year ago. The business |
was then run down very low, and in this short |
time he has built up a substantial ana lucrative |
| trade that has increased oue-haf in the past |
six months. He is now building an addition
| lSN26 feet, to be used as Il general Storcroom. |
| f. l.. Bean, Searsmont, is one Of the live |
| merchants of Waldo county. Mr.. Bean has |
| been in trade there about ten years. and has |
built up an immense business for Il country |
place. He carries biz stock Of general mel- |
chan'Sc in two stores. and the past season las |
| expended about $500 in alterations and re- |
pairs on one of them. He has introduced |
many novel features, to save labor and facilitate !
his, busincs. Over the store is linc public |
hall, which has been recently raised 3 - feet |
| hardwood floor laid, and other improvements |
added. On the third floor is new Masonic
hall, which was dedicated October 21th.
Il. ii. Neallcy 4 Whttcn. Monroe, carry a |
! fine and full line of general merchandise and !
have also shoe store connected. Their store
Is literally plumb full of goods, and it is nce;l-
less to add that their business is good. Nj. |
Ncaey of the firm has patented and now man
ufactures the Lufkin reflector for tubular Ian
terms. The reflector is quickly attached. and
there being stout spring connected, it is i'll |
| stantly applied to the ,aSher OF carriage Or |
sleigh and firmly held in position. Mr.. Neallev
has manufactured several hundred cross Of
these reilcctors. and 10 one who has used ii |
will be without it for several times IFS cost.
Mark Andrews, Belfast. carries on a large
clothing business, both wholesale and retail |
| He keeps two statesmen on the road and covers |
large portion of the State. Mark is good
fellow. and is deserving of the large patronage
that he enjoys. lie started in the clothing
trade in Belfast, in small way, eleven years
ago. in company with his brother Julius, now
of Myers Il Andrews, wholesale clothiers in
Boston. During the past five years Mark has
continued the business alone. His trade now
foots up large volume yearly and is constant
ly increasing. Mr.. Andrews gives special and
personal attention to all mail orders, and those
| who deal with him in this way will lind him al
ways prompt and reliable.
ii. o. Dodge, pant and vest manufacturer,
Belfast. formerly located on High street. pllr-
chased last spring the Lewis property situated
close by the depot at Main and Common streets.
and has built an addition of 45 feet which now
gives building 90X30, two and half stories.
| There are four rooms on the first floor, and